Railroad-rail joint.



P. McGINL EY. RAILROAD RAIL JOINT. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 27, 1908.

923,876, Patented June 8,1909

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PETER McGINLEY, OF NEWARK, OHIO.

RAILROAD-RAIL JOINT.

vention of mashing the rails caused by their expansion under theinfluence of heat as well as to provide a joint that effectually pre-'vents jar to the car in passing over the joint as in joints as commonlyconstructed with the two ends of the rails abutting against one another.These objects I accomplish by providing a block having a projectingtongue against which the ends of the rails rest and curved and taperedends that fit into correspondingly shaped recesses in the ends of therails, said block being secured to the ends of the rail by means ofbolts passing through to the block and rails and through a fish plate onthe other side of the rail.

The construction and advantages of my improved rail joint will bedescribed hereinafter and illustrated in the accompanying drawings inwhich Figure 1 is a top plan view of a fragment of two rails showing myimproved joint in position, Fig. 2, a bottom view, Fig. 3, alongitudinal, horizontal sectional view through the web of the rail, andFig. 4, a side view of the joint block.

In the drawings similar reference characters indicate correspondingparts in all the views.

A indicates the rails that are constructed as hereinafter described tofit my improved joint block 1. Joint block 1 has one side 2 straight asshown and with a base flange 3. The other side of the block has itsmiddle portion, shown at 4, formed with one side of a tread 5, web 6 andbase 7 to conform to Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 27, 1908.

Patented June 8, 1909.

Serial No. 450,525.

one side of a rail and when in position forms a continuation of thejoined rails. The middle portion 4 sets out from the balance of theblock so as to form shoulders 8 against which the ends of the rails Aabut. The ends of the block are tapered on curved planes as shown at 9while the ends of the rails are formed with recesses 10 with concavedwalls 11 to engage said curved surfaces 9.

12 indicates a plate on the other side of the rails from the block 1having a base flange 13, and 14 designates bolts secured through railsA, block 1 and plates 12 to hold the joint together.

It will be understood from this construction that as the top of theblock 1 forms a tread surface for the car wheels it acts as a bridgefrom one rail to the other so that the jarring caused by the end to endjoints as commonly used is avoided. My improved joint also admits ofgiving the rails more play for expansion and contraction under theinfluence of heat and cold so as to prevent jamming the ends of therails in hot weather.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is A rail jointcomprising in combination with the adjacent ends of two rails havingtapered recesses with concaved walls, a block formed with a straightside, its middle portion formed the full width of the adjacent railswith a tread, base and web to conform to one side of the rails, and theends of the block tapered on curved planes to conform to the recesses inthe rails and leaving shoulders at the ends of the middle portionagainst which the ends of the rails abut.

In testimony whereof I hereto afliX my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

PETER MoGINLEY.

Witnesses:

LINDLEY HUMPHREY, W. B. WINGERTER.

